Cathay Pacific

Our alliance with Cathay Pacific brings you two return flights a day between Auckland and Hong Kong, increasing to three return flights a day over the New Zealand summer months.

Also over the New Zealand summer Cathay Pacific flies directly between Christchurch and Hong Kong three times a week.

For our Airpoints™ members, it also means you can enjoy some of your benefits when you book through Air New Zealand and travel on Cathay Pacific between New Zealand and Hong Kong, including earning Airpoints Dollars™ and Status Points at the same rate as you would on Air New Zealand, carry the same baggage allowance, and take advantage of the same Airpoints Elite and Gold benefits.

Note that the alliance with Cathay Pacific only applies to flights between New Zealand and Hong Kong, it does not incorporate flights beyond Hong Kong.

Earning Airpoints Dollars

Airpoints members can earn Airpoints Dollars on services operated by Cathay Pacific at the same rate as they would on services operated by Air New Zealand (between New Zealand and Hong Kong only), if the flight is booked with an NZ flight number. Airpoints members can also earn Airpoints Dollars on services operated by Cathay Pacific between New Zealand and Hong Kong at the partner earn rate if booked with a CX flight number.

For more information on the earning rates

For flights booked with an NZ flight number, including between Auckland-Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific, check the 'Air New Zealand flights' tab of our Airpoints calculator

Spending Airpoints Dollars

Airpoints members can spend Airpoints Dollars on flights booked with an NZ flight number between New Zealand and Hong Kong, even if they are operated by Cathay Pacific.

Earning Status Points

Airpoints members can earn Status Points on services operated by Cathay Pacific at the same rate as they would on services operated by Air New Zealand (between New Zealand and Hong Kong only), if the flight is booked with an NZ flight number. However Status Points are not able to be earned on flights booked with a CX flight number or any other flight number that does not begin with NZ, such as BA4550.

Airpoints Elite and Gold benefits

Airpoints Elite and Gold members receive the same benefits when travelling on services operated by Cathay Pacific between New Zealand and Hong Kong when booked with a NZ flight number as they do when traveling on Air New Zealand operated services.

Lounge access

Departing New Zealand to Hong Kong: Elite and Gold members may access the Air New Zealand International Lounge, when departing on a booking with an NZ flight number from Auckland to Hong Kong, including NZ4993, NZ4995 or NZ4999 operated by Cathay Pacific. Usual guest allowance privileges for this lounge apply.

Departing Hong Kong to New Zealand: Gold and Elite members, plus one guest, may access the Cathay Pacific Business class lounges in Hong Kong airport when departing on a booking with an NZ flight number to New Zealand, including NZ4992, NZ4994 or NZ4998 operated by Cathay Pacific.

Connecting between Hong Kong and Beijing or Shanghai: Elite and Gold members, plus one guest, may also access Cathay Pacific/Dragonair Business class lounges in Hong Kong, Beijing or Shanghai when they connect to or from a Cathay Pacific or Dragonair flight to or from Beijing or Shanghai.

Other benefits

Airpoints Elite and Gold members travelling between Hong Kong and New Zealand on a booking with an NZ flight number operated by Cathay Pacific will receive the same (or materially similar) loyalty benefits they usually receive on Air New Zealand operated flights.

In addition to lounge access, these benefits include:

priority check-in

priority boarding

priority seating

priority airport standby

extra checked-in baggage allowance (one piece up to 23kg)

a carry-on allowance of two bags up to 7kg each

Upgrades are only available on Air New Zealand operated flights.

The above benefits are not available on any other flights operated by Cathay Pacific, such as between Hong Kong and London, or flights booked with a Cathay flight number (starting with CX).

Elite Partner benefits

Elite Partner members receive the same benefits when travelling on services operated by Cathay Pacific between New Zealand and Hong Kong when booked with a NZ flight number as they do when traveling on Air New Zealand operated services.

Lounge access

Departing New Zealand: Elite Partners, plus one guest, may access the Air New Zealand International Lounge when departing on a booking with an NZ flight number to Hong Kong, including NZ4993, NZ4995 or NZ4999 operated by Cathay Pacific.

Departing Hong Kong: Elite Partners, plus one guest, may access our Partner lounge, the Thai Airways Business class lounge in Hong Kong when departing on a booking with an NZ flight number to New Zealand, including NZ4990 NZ4994 or NZ4998 operated by Cathay Pacific.

Other benefits

Elite Partner members travelling between Hong Kong and New Zealand on a booking with an NZ flight number operated by Cathay Pacific will receive the same (or materially similar) loyalty benefits they usually receive on Air New Zealand operated flights.

In addition to lounge access, these benefits include:

priority check-in

priority baggage

priority seating

additional baggage allowance (one piece up to 23kg)

The above benefits are not available on any other flights operated by Cathay Pacific, such as between Hong Kong and London, or flights booked with a Cathay flight number (starting with CX).

Koru benefits

The following Koru member benefits apply when travelling on an Air New Zealand flight number between New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Lounge access

Departing New Zealand: Koru members, plus one guest, may access the Air New Zealand International Lounge when departing on a booking with an NZ flight number to Hong Kong, including NZ4993, NZ4995 or NZ4999 operated by Cathay Pacific.

Departing Hong Kong: Koru members, plus one guest, may access our Partner lounge, Thai Airways Business class lounge in Hong Kong when departing on a booking with an NZ flight number to New Zealand, including NZ4992, NZ4994 or NZ4998 operated by Cathay Pacific.

Other benefits

Koru members are also able to enjoy:

priority check-in

priority baggage

priority seating

additional baggage allowance

These benefits are included on services operated by Cathay Pacific on New Zealand-Hong Kong if booked on an NZ flight number.

The above benefits are not available on any other flights operated by Cathay Pacific, such as between Hong Kong and London, or flights booked with a Cathay flight number (starting with CX).

Baggage allowance

For journeys between New Zealand and Hong Kong, Air New Zealand's baggage allowance applies. For journeys that start or finish beyond Hong Kong, the baggage allowance of the airline operating the connecting sector may apply. Find out more on baggage allowance for journeys that travel beyond Hong Kong.

Contacts

Cathay Pacific

New Zealand 0800 441 289

Hong Kong +852 2747 3333

Other countries +800 2747 3333

Air New Zealand

Certain booking classes on partner airlines are not eligible to earn Airpoints Dollars or Status Points. On a partner airline flight, Airpoints Dollars and Status Points may be earned on a flight by flight basis rather than a journey basis. Booking class eligibility and earning rates are subject to change without notice and any changes will apply based on the date you travel. This information does not apply to other airline codeshares.